[Partial sensory palsy of median nerve due to neurilemmoma].
A neurilemmoma that developed in the median nerve caused partial sensory loss in a 54-year-old woman. All symptoms disappeared within 3 months of excision of the tumor. This presentation highlights the fact that symptoms of nerve compression can be caused by intraneural tumors.
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Hand Surgery Service, Bnei-Zion Medical Center, Haifa.
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D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008475:Median Nerve; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012677:Sensation